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The matrix of the bone (calcified hydroxyapatite) is non-living; the living part of the bone are the cells (osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts) and the periosteum, a tough membrane that covers the bone and allows tendons and ligaments to attach to the bone.
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What important difference between single bone cell and the bone tissue in a human femur bone?
A bone cell is a living cell, but bone tissue includes a non-living matrix
What is one important difference between a single bone and the bone tissue in a human femur bone?
A bone cell is a living cell, but bone tissue includes a non-living matrix
What type of tissue has large amounts of nonliving matrix?
The bones have the largest amount of minerals, calcium and phosphorus, in its extracellular matrix. Teeth, which are specialized bone, have additional enamel that makes them even stronger. That answer has nothing to do with the question asked....but the answer is connective tissue.
Is a matrix living or nonliving?
Non-living.
Is the spongy bone living or non living?
Spongy bone is living.
Which blood is called connective tissue?
What defines a connective tissue is living cells surrounded by a non-living extracellular matrix. The red and white blood cells are the living cells and the plasma they float in is the non-living extracellular matrix therefore blood is classified as a connective tissue.
Is the bone tissue living or non living?
Well my phere it is living
Is bone living tissue?
Yes, bone is living tissue. Bone is made up of living and non-living components. There are living cells (collagen, etc.) and non-living minerals (calcium, etc). It has a blood supply and innervation. It is made up of cells that grow and die. Bone can get infected. Bone can heal and be repaired.
Elements susspended in a non-living fluid matrix called?
a Colloid.
Which is the non living part of the Human Body?
Plasma. Blood plasma is the liquid portion of the blood. It is composed mostly of water, salt, hormones, etc.
How is a bone similar to other living tissues?
Bone is not just similar to living tissue; it actually is living. It is classified as a connective tissue. The living cells in bone are called osteocytes. The osteocytes are surrounded by a hard matrix of calcium and phosphate called hydroxyapatite.
Are cartilage and bone living tissues?
as long as it is inside a living organism then yes
